BOTH will be on Minister Ronald Smith's ultra-popular Talk Show "Children Need Both Parents". Tune in for this special show to find out how Robert Pedersen and Derek Bailey, MSW are forming an incredible coalition in Michigan. The link below will take you to the homepage for this show where you can acquire the phone number to call in and more.

CRISPE and Dance4Equality will both be present at the departure for the 2008 Equal Parenting Bike Trek on August 7th 2008 12 Noon-2PM at the Lansing Michigan Capitol. Ask off of work now for this special shared parenting event.

February 22, 2008

Angela and Robert Pedersen on the Ultra Popular Talk Show "Children Need Both Parents". "Children Need Both Parents" is hosted by Ronald Smith and Robin Denison. The turnout by those who listened to this talkshow live was quite high so we were obviously thrilled by the support.

You can download a recording of the entire show at the "Children Need Both Parents" talkshow homepage - download the episode listed under the date 02/21/08. If you do not want to download a recording you can also listen to the show using the same link above. Another option - You can also listen to it via the hipcast player below.

Make sure you listen to the various folks that called towards the end of the show. They truly provide a unique and interesting perspective in this show. Yes, the one making all the noise is our son Anthony Caius Pedersen - already he is trying to give his two cents to the discussion!

One of the great things about a talkshoe talkshow is that listeners can also chat and post comments during the interview. Here are some comments listed below:

[9:36:40 PM] <Crispe>CRISPE will be there for the bikers

[9:46:09 PM] <Crispe>Bring it on Robert

[10:03:49 PM] <Guest 11>Hello Robert and Angela.. I just got home.. !!

[10:06:10 PM] <mountain19>God bless you guys and gals. real citizens all of you.

[10:06:30 PM] <Guest 11>Tell Robert Marcie from Michigan is here to support..

[10:23:55 PM] <Guest 11>Robert is a great dad!! And his wife Angela is the bomb.. What Great Parents...

[10:35:39 PM] <ctyofangels/ survivors>thank you robert and angela

[10:36:03 PM] <MikeSaxton>Rob & Angela ROCK! See you all Sunday. Ron, I want an autographed book!

<BetterhalfofSplit>Great Show guys! fight the fight and keep the faith

[10:46:06 PM] <Guest 16>Tell Angela to give the little one a hug for me.. He soooo cute.. talk to ya soon..

January 06, 2008

The Media Coverage of the 2008 National Fatherhood Summit in Grand Rapids, MI was truly impressive! Four different TV News stations, 7 Radio Stations and 6 different newspaper reporters were present at this event! My husband, Robert Pedersen, was given a standing ovation for his efforts in promoting this event. It was incredible and I was so happy for him that I had to hold back my tears.

The energy level during the event was high! The breakfast and lunch was excellent! The networking was priceless! The general opinion was that this event was outstanding and we had a full room!

There were people from all over the United States! Alabama, California, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania - just to name a few. Many different orgnizations were present at this oustanding event.

Minister Ronald Smith has clearly become a nationally known advocate and leader. Special thanks for all of the work Children Need Both Parents, Inc put into this summit.

Special thanks to the sponsors of the National Fatherhood Summit: 1) Children Need Both Parents, Inc. 2) Dads and Moms of Michigan & 3) Abundant Life Ministries

January 01, 2008

The Media Coverage of the National Fatherhood Summit continues to grow! A Child's Right was able to obtain the coverage for the Jan 4 2008 National Fatherhood Summit in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Buy a Jan 1st paper to view or view this story online now.

December 31, 2007

Even more media coverage of the Jan 4 2008 National Fatherhood Summit being held in Grand Rapids, MI. Tomorrow at 9:30AM Michigan time Ronald Smith will be interviewed on WGVU 1480 AM regarding the National Fatherhood Summit. You can listen live online here.

Exciting news! The Jan 1st edition of The Grand Rapids Press will be covering the National Fatherhood Summit. Ronald Smith was interviewed regarding this historic event!! A Child's Right has helped with the promotion of this event and we are excited to see such results. If you are not able to buy The Grand Rapids Press you SHOULD be able to view the story online.

December 28, 2007

It is very important to note that this Fatherhood Summit is a National event and NOT exclusive to just Michigan. This is the first event leading up to the 2nd Annual Family Preservation Festival which is to take place on August 15th-17th 2008 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Fatherhood Summit will bring together husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and grandparents in an effort to begin the New Year recognizing the need for repair of fatherhood nationwide.

So...why should you attend?

This event is packed with an incredible list of speakers, elected officials and family preservation experts!

We are asking everyone to please place January 4th, 2008 in your schedule book so that you can attend the 1st Annual Fatherhood Summit in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Please help us spread the word about this historic event by forwarding this newsletter to anyone that may be interested. You can easily forward this newsletter by using the forward email link at the bottom left corner of this newsletter. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!

It is very important to note that this Fatherhood Summit is a National event and NOT exclusive to just Michigan. This is the first event leading up to the 2nd Annual Family Preservation Festival which is to take place on August 15th-17th 2008 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Fatherhood Summit will bring together husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and grandparents in an effort to begin the New Year recognizing the need for repair of fatherhood nationwide.

So...why should you attend?

This event is packed with an incredible list of speakers, elected officials and family preservation experts!

John Maguire and the editing staff of "The Liberator" did an incredible job documenting the Family Preservation Rally and the 758 Mile Equal Parenting Bike Trek with Robert Pedersen and Robb MacKenzie. This is truly one of their best issues to date!! For ordering information of the Fall 2007 issue please visit the ACFC Liberator homepage.

November 02, 2007

Yet another excellent show for Ronald Smith on TalkShoe! This weeks guest was Richar Farr with KRights Radio. Robin Denison joins Ronald Smith as co-host. The topic of discussion is undistributed collected child support - so what happens to the money? Listen to this highly informative and energetic interview which exposes corruption within the child support agencies. Zero download time!

Also, if you have not visited KRights Radio with Richar Farr lately you will be surprised with the numerous changes and all of them make KRights Radio just that much more powerful! A must visit!